So I've had my 101B for a few months now. I've read that it's going to take some time to dial it in and to tweak the tone knobs by your ears and not your eyes. So I set the knobs to what I prefer, play it for a while. Then shut it down and return another day to see how those settings are to fresh ears.
I have read many times that the 101B is a "Darker" sounding amp than say a Marshall JCM 800 (Which I have), but I've noticed a piercing high end frequency coming out of the amp when I'm on the Red channel and playing on the high strings. I adjust the Presence, Treble and Mids to fix it. But that affects the overall tone that I was trying to keep. Just when I think I've got it tuned in good for rhythm riffs, I go to do some solos, and the piercing frequency is there.
I adjust the Presence for that channel which I have dedicated to Red, but it get's that "Blanket over your speakers" tone when you lower it too much.
Blue channel is acceptable, it's a bit Bass heavy, but not bad and not as harsh on the high end.
This doesn't happen on my Marshall JCM 2204 or my JMP 2204 got those tuned in real good.
Is it the amp? If so, how do you fix it?
Could it be the V30's in the Slanted Bogner cab?
I have read many times that the 101B is a "Darker" sounding amp than say a Marshall JCM 800 (Which I have), but I've noticed a piercing high end frequency coming out of the amp when I'm on the Red channel and playing on the high strings. I adjust the Presence, Treble and Mids to fix it. But that affects the overall tone that I was trying to keep. Just when I think I've got it tuned in good for rhythm riffs, I go to do some solos, and the piercing frequency is there.
I adjust the Presence for that channel which I have dedicated to Red, but it get's that "Blanket over your speakers" tone when you lower it too much.
Blue channel is acceptable, it's a bit Bass heavy, but not bad and not as harsh on the high end.
This doesn't happen on my Marshall JCM 2204 or my JMP 2204 got those tuned in real good.
Is it the amp? If so, how do you fix it?
Could it be the V30's in the Slanted Bogner cab?
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